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Review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 28 Feb 2015

This is a very entertaining film. It's well written and well acted and has some fine high octane, well directed action sequences…

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Review of Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 20 Feb 2015

This movie tries very hard to scare us with shocking scenes but even the somewhat decent acting and moody photography can't save the meandering…

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Review of Need for Speed (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 14 Feb 2015

While this movie looks great, its over-fuelled bravado takes forever to get anywhere. It could do with some serious editing…

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Review of Million Dollar Arm (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 24 Jan 2015

Entertaining and slightly clichéd, this film is well acted and Jon Hamm is quite an engaging actor…

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Review of Tusk (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 22 Jan 2015

This movie is just weird. It's overwritten, overacted and full of offensive Canadian stereotypes…

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Review of The Quiet Ones (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 16 Jan 2015

This movie does have a few effective scares and it's well acted, but the screenplay lacks any sense of narrative and the direction is haphazard…

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Review of Last Vegas (2013)

By Wjs (117) on 03 Jan 2015

Some have said that this movie is nothing but a geriatric remake of The Hangover, but that just sort of cheapens the hangover…

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Review of Bad Words (2013)

By Wjs (117) on 02 Jan 2015

Jason Bateman is quite good in this laboured comedy, as is Rohan Chand as the young wannabe champion…

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Review of The Pretty One (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 30 Dec 2014

Strong performances highlight this strange little movie that deals with how people perceive themselves and the other around them…

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Review of Bears (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 27 Dec 2014

Beautifully shot and amusingly narrated by John C…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 20 Dec 2014

This movie is all about the special effects (which are fantastic) even though it tries to be about the interpersonal relationships of the characters…

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Review of Heaven Is for Real (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 19 Dec 2014

I was raised a Christian although I no longer believe in it…

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Review of Enemy (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 13 Dec 2014

Very interesting psychological thriller with a great performance from Jake Gyllenhaal and first rate direction from Denis Villeneuve, this…

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Review of The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

By Wjs (117) on 06 Dec 2014

Very lavish production full of amazing costumes and sets but even the fantastic music can't help this melodramatic, overwrought elephantine…

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Review of Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

By Wjs (117) on 06 Dec 2014

It's Disney, it's the Muppets, it has a whole bunch of A list Hollywood stars in cameos and as supporting players...it's kind of cute…

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Review of Ultraviolet (2006)

By Wjs (117) on 11 Nov 2014

This movie has great production design and therefore looks really good. Other than that, it's a complete waste of time…

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Review of Lone Survivor (2013)

By Wjs (117) on 08 Nov 2014

This movie is what my sister and her girlfriends would call a “Dick Flick”, which is, of course, a play on the term “Chick Flick”…

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